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Waikoloa Village

7,104 people, 380 ft above sea level in Hawaii County.

380 ftElevation, city center
7,104People, 2024 estimate
16 sq miLand area
Sunny 64°
Sunny now Dew point 55° · W 12 mph · high 68°
City of Waikoloa Village River Interstate 2 miles
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The Waikoloa Village plate. Relief from Copernicus GLO-30; rivers and lakes from USGS NHD; watersheds from the USGS Watershed Boundary Dataset; roads and city limits from Census TIGER 2024.

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TODAY

Today in Waikoloa Village

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 4:00 PM HST
RIGHT NOW Bradshaw Army Air Field / Hawaii (PHSF) · 4:55 PM
Sunny
64° Sunny Feels like 64° · high of 68° near 5 PM
WindW 12 mphno gusts
Humidity73%rising to 97% by morning
Pressure30.37 in →steady
Visibility— mifog or heavy haze
CloudsClear
UV index—no forecast
Dew point 55° · Comfortable64° by Tuesday: more humid
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Clear
Not this weeknone in the forecast for a week
LIKELY AMOUNT—nothing expected
LAST RAINNov. 130.37 in · 1 dry day
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
No watches or warnings for Hawaii County
NWS Honolulu and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 5:15 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 6:31 AM5:43 PM ↓
11 h 12 m of daylight, 1 minute less than yesterday
Waxing crescent, 28% lit. Next full moon: Nov. 24.
AIR & POLLEN
25
GOODAir quality index · fine particles
No pollen source yet.

The next three days, hour by hour

Sky: clear, cloudy, night Rain likely National Blend of Models
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Sticky: dew points 58 to 64°

The next seven days, and how sure we are

Forecast, with the range 8 in 10 ensemble members agree on Normal, about 80° / 62°
SAT Nov. 14 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
68° 63°
10% rain — NE 16, gusts 25 A
SUN Nov. 15 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
74° 60°
20% rain — NE 20, gusts 32 B
MON Nov. 16 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
75° 60°
10% rain — E 12, gusts 25 B
TUE Nov. 17 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
75° 61°
10% rain — NE 12 B
WED Nov. 18 Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
73° 60°
0% rain — ENE 12 B
THU Nov. 19 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
73° 59°
0% rain — ENE 18, gusts 29 A
FRI Nov. 20 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
72° 59°
10% rain — ENE 30, gusts 49 B
How sure are we? AModels agree: highs within 4° BSome spread: within 8° CWide spread: check back
Range from the National Blend of Models percentiles · graded on Forecast Scores
AIR MAIL

Where today’s air came from

The air arriving over Waikoloa Village about 5,000 feet above the ground was over the Pacific south of Hawaii three days ago, about 900 miles back along its path. Most of the nine paths traced from around the city agree. Traced back 72 hours through NOAA’s hourly RAP analyses and the GFS beyond them, nine paths at each of three heights.

THIS WEEK, EIGHT YEARS AGO Nov. 11, 2018

The hottest this week has been

93° on Nov. 11, 2018, the hottest reading for this week of the year since 1977. Next is 92° in 1987.

92°
93°
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Source: NOAA RCC-ACIS, the Puukohola Heiau 98.1 record since 1977.
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THE GROUND

What Waikoloa Village stands on

Waikoloa Village’s center stands about 380 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 10 ft to 1,070 ft, a difference of 1,060 ft: steep hill country. The highest named summit within 15 miles is Kaumu o Kaleihoohie, about 5,480 ft, 13 miles northeast.

Waikoloa Village, cut in half from northwest to southeast

A section northwest to southeast, 24 miles through the town center
0 ft2,000 ft4,000 ft WAIKOLOA VILLAGE380 ftHigh point of the line4,380 ft ← NWSE →

Heights every 0.1 mile from the Copernicus GLO-90 surface model; vertical exaggeration about 4×.

Heights from Copernicus GLO-90 (a surface model: it includes buildings and tree canopy); summits from USGS GNIS; rivers from USGS NHDPlus HR.

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THE ALMANAC

Waikoloa Village’s year

1991–2020 normals · records since 1977 · Puukohola Heiau 98.1, 6 mi north

Waikoloa Village has a hot desert climate. Summer afternoons average 88° in July; winter nights fall to about 68° in January. About 9 inches of rain fall in a normal year.

82°68°82°68°83°70°85°71°85°72°87°74°88°75°88°75°88°75°87°74°86°73°84°70° JANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVDEC TODAY 9.0 in rain a year
Normal high to low, by month Record high to low, by day Rain by month
July, average88° / 75°high / low, the warmest month
January, average82° / 68°high / low, the coldest month
Rain a year9.0 inwettest months: January and December
Hottest on record99°FJuly 31, 2015
Coldest on record48°FMarch 17, 1977
Wettest day on record6.70 inDecember 15, 1987
90° days a year10none reach 100°
Climate typeHot desertKöppen BWh
NOVEMBER 14 IN THE RECORD

On November 14 Waikoloa Village normally reaches 86° and falls to 73°. The record high is 92°, in 1987; the record low 65°, in 2006. The most rain on this date, 0.68 in, fell in 1996.

MONTH BY MONTH
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Normal high82°82°83°85°85°87°88°88°88°87°86°84°
Normal low68°68°70°71°72°74°75°75°75°74°73°70°
Rain, inches1.520.710.920.360.540.630.210.800.640.750.681.21
Record high91° (1977)95° (1988)93° (1978)95° (1980)98° (1979)97° (2023)99° (2015)96° (2012)96° (2018)96° (1978)96° (1987)92° (2019)
Record low51° (1980)55° (2006)48° (1977)54° (1984)57° (1981)54° (1981)55° (1983)60° (1981)56° (1981)51° (1980)60° (1993)58° (2005)

Normals 1991–2020 and records since 1977 at Puukohola Heiau 98.1, 6 miles north, 250 ft lower. NOAA, through RCC-ACIS.

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ON THE NETWORK

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Waikoloa Village

7,104 people, 380 ft above sea level in Hawaii County.

380 ftElevation
7,104People
16 sq miLand
Sunny 64°
SunnyDew point 55°
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Today in Waikoloa Village

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now mostly sunny 68° 0%
8p mostly clear night 63° 0%
11p partly cloudy night 64° 10%
2a mostly clear night 63° 4%
5a mostly clear night 63° 0%
8a mostly sunny 65° 0%
Clear
NEXT RAINNone this week
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Letters show how sure the forecast is: A, models agree; B, some spread; C, check back. Sample data.
THIS WEEK, EIGHT YEARS AGO · NOV. 11, 2018

93°, the hottest this week of the year has been since 1977.

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What Waikoloa Village stands on

Waikoloa Village’s center stands about 380 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 10 ft to 1,070 ft, a difference of 1,060 ft: steep hill country. The highest named summit within 15 miles is Kaumu o Kaleihoohie, about 5,480 ft, 13 miles northeast.

Waikoloa Village, northwest to southeast Waikoloa Village380 ft ← NWSE → 24 miles through the town center; vertical exaggeration about 8×.
Elevation, center380 ft
Within 3 miles10 to 1,070 ft
Lie of the landSteep hill country (1,060 ft of relief)
High point nearbyKaumu o Kaleihoohie, 5,480 ft, 13 mi northeast
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Waikoloa Village’s year

Waikoloa Village has a hot desert climate. Summer afternoons average 88° in July; winter nights fall to about 68° in January. About 9 inches of rain fall in a normal year.

JANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVDEC 9.0 in
July, average88° / 75° · high / low, the warmest month
January, average82° / 68° · high / low, the coldest month
Rain a year9.0 in · wettest months: January and December
Hottest on record99°F · July 31, 2015
Coldest on record48°F · March 17, 1977
Wettest day on record6.70 in · December 15, 1987
90° days a year10 · none reach 100°
Climate typeHot desert · Köppen BWh
NOVEMBER 14 IN THE RECORD

On November 14 Waikoloa Village normally reaches 86° and falls to 73°. The record high is 92°, in 1987; the record low 65°, in 2006. The most rain on this date, 0.68 in, fell in 1996.

Normals 1991–2020 and records since 1977 at Puukohola Heiau 98.1, 6 miles north, 250 ft lower. NOAA, through RCC-ACIS.